Royal Navy

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 400556

**Salary**:

- £59,690
- A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

**Job grade**:

- Grade 7

**Contract type**:

- Permanent

**Business area**:

- MOD - Navy - CSF-OAC

**Type of role**:

- Operational Delivery

**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

**Number of jobs available**:

- 1

**Contents**:

- Location
- About the job
- Benefits
- Things you need to know

**Location**:

- Fareham, South East England, PO14 1AS

**About the job**:
**Job summary**:
The Operational Advantage Centre (OAC) supports the Royal Navy in its activity. You would be working in a mixed team of Civilian and Military personnel, reporting to a military Officer. This post works both within the OAC Headquarters in HMS Collingwood as well as in the CSF headquarters in Portsmouth Naval Base. Due to the nature of the work and the split team location, frequent, and at times short notice, travel is required between the two sites. This post is crucial to the ongoing development of the newly formed OAC and its headquarters functions so will be playing a pivotal role in further establishing the new Operational HQ structures.

The Operational Advantage Centre’s teams do a wide breadth of varied work that this role is vital in supporting.

The position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

**Job description**:
The OAC Operational Delivery Lead works directly to the OAC Director 1* by leading the OAC HQ Operational Delivery Group (ODG) function being responsible for around 24 staff across multiple geographically nuanced sites and primary delivery areas.
- Leadership of all internal business functions supporting disparate OAC pillars, estate and its circa 383 staff including but not limited to: security delivery and assurance, finance and budget management, information management, risk management and internal technical support to OAC product owners and teams (graphics, quality assurance, CIS), resourcing.
- Oversight of the formal tasking process, allocating, tracking, and ensuring that teams deliver agreed products to customers on time.
- Report daily to OAC 1* on performance delivery across all above areas providing reassurance and direction where appropriate including on such matters as finance and civilian HR delivery.
- Report monthly to 2* owners of OAC performance against all delivery metrics in accordance with OAC Handbook
- Strategically lead the integration of the ODG and wider pillars into the Operational Advantage Centre change programme through its transition from Initial Operating Capability to Full Operating (Organisation) Capability, ensuring effective longevity in seeking opportunities to further improve OAC output and capabilities. This includes line management of three HEO’s and their teams.

**Person specification**:
The post holder will have the opportunity to join the OAC in this post and work as part of a dynamic fast paced team where priorities are changing depending on the required output at a given time. No two days are the same and flexibility of working as well as the ability to work in an agile manner are essential for this role. The RN is modernising its operational delivery resulting in some unpredictability of this role.

The successful applicant will:

- Have good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Be proactive, self-motivated and able to work cohesively with members of the wider OAC and CSF 2* enterprise to meet the needs of a busy 1* Headquarters with daily interaction with the 1* and into the 2*.
- Be able to work reactively and be able to rapidly prioritise work streams as required.
- Embrace challenge and be able to manage partners at all levels; nationally and internationally and up to 3* on a regular basis.
- Have good MS Office knowledge.

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Changing and Improving
- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing
- Leadership
- Managing a Quality Service
- Changing and Improving
- Delivering at Pace

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £59,690, Ministry of Defence contributes £17,292 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

As a civil servant in Navy Command, you will be part of a forward-looking organisation with inclusive workplace policies, excellent career prospects, and a job that makes a difference.

Navy Command prides itself on being a supportive employer and where possible encourages flexible working, helping you to maintain a great work/life balance.

**Other benefits for Navy Command civil servants include**:

- 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon comp